Coupe du monde 2026 : le huitième de finale Mexique–Angleterre repoussé en raison des intempéries
The 2026 World Cup round of 16 match between Mexico and England will not kick off as scheduled. FIFA has officially announced the postponement due to heavy rain and a severe thunderstorm hitting Mexico City.
Once again, weather conditions are disrupting the World Cup. Since the start of the competition, several matches have already been affected by thunderstorm warnings. During the group stage, the match between France and Iraq was notably interrupted before it even kicked off, causing a delay of almost two hours.
Mexico is no stranger to setbacks in this tournament. In the previous round, their round of 32 match against Ecuador was already delayed by an hour due to bad weather, with the game finally starting at 4 a.m. (French time) instead of 3 a.m.
This time, it's the clash against the Three Lions that's affected. Originally scheduled for 6 p.m. local time (2 a.m. in France), kickoff was postponed after authorities activated the safety protocol due to the risk of lightning.
According to the new schedule communicated by FIFA, the two teams will resume warm-up at 6:05 p.m. local time, while kick-off is now scheduled for 7 p.m., or 3 a.m. in France, subject to an improvement in weather conditions.
The organizers continue to monitor the evolving situation and may make further adjustments if the storms persist in the coming hours.
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